How to Make English Tense Forms

Present Past Future Future in the

Simple + (I, you, we, they) V
(Indefinite) (He, she, it) Vs/es
? Do (I, you, we, they) V …?
Does (he, she, it) V …?
- (I, you, we, they) don’t V …
(He, she, it) doesn’t V …
Continuous + am/is/are Ving:
(Progressive) I am Ving
He/she/it is Ving
You/we/they are Ving
to be Ving
? Am/Is/Are ____ Ving …?
- I am not (aren’t) Ving
He/she/it isn’t Ving
You/we/they aren’t Ving
Perfect + (I/you/we/they) have V3
(He/she/it) has V3
V3:
regular verbs (Ved)
to have V3 irregular verbs (3rd form)
? Have (I/you/we/they) V3...?
Has (he/she/it) V3 …?
- (I/you/we/they) haven’t V3
(He/she/it) hasn’t V3
Perfect + (I/you/we/they) have been
Continuous Ving
(He/she/it) has been Ving
? Have (I/you/we/they) been
to have been Ving...?
Ving Has (he/she/it) been Ving
…?
- (I/you/we/they) haven’t
been Ving
(He/she/it) hasn’t been Ving
+ ______ V2:
regular verbs (Ved)
irregular verbs (2nd form)
? Did _____ V …?
- ______ didn’t V …
+ was/were Ving:
I/he/she/it was Ving
You/we/they were Ving
? Was/Were ____ Ving…?
- I/he/she/it wasn’t Ving
You/we/they weren’t Ving
+ _______ had V3
V3:
regular verbs (Ved)
irregular verbs (3rd form)
? Had _______ V3 …?
- _______ hadn’t V3
+ _______ had been Ving
? Had _______ been Ving …?
- _______ hadn’t been Ving
Past
+ ______ will V + ______ would V
? Will _______ V …? ?
- ______ will not - ____ wouldn’t V...
(won’t) V …
+ will be Ving + would be Ving
? Will ___ be Ving …? ?
- _____ will not - _____ wouldn’t be
(won’t) be Ving Ving
+ _______ will have V3 + ______ would have V3
V3: V3:
regular verbs (Ved) regular verbs (Ved)
irregular verbs (3rd irregular verbs (3rd
form) form)
? Will _______have V3 ?
…?
- _______ will not - _______ wouldn’t
(won’t) have V3 have V3
+ _______ will have + _______ would have
been Ving been Ving
? Will _______have ?
been Ving …?
- _______ will not - _______ wouldn’t
(won’t) have been Ving have been Ving

Put the necessary tense form.

1. Thomas is an author. He ____________ (to write) mystery novels.
2. ______ you ________ (to go) skiing near Lake Tahoe next week?
3. By the time we _________ (to get) to the train station, Susan ___________________ (to wait)for us for more than
two hours.
4. Ben _________________ (not to travel) to Glasgow last month.
5. He told us he __________________ (to visit) his parents in Liverpool next weekends.
6. Sam ____________ (to arrive) in San Diego a week ago.
7. Right now, Jim _________________ (to read) the newspaper and Kate __________________ (to make) dinner.
8. Be quiet! John __________________ (to sleep)! He _____________________ (to sleep) for an hour.
9. I have not travelled much yet. However, I ____________________ (to visit) the Grand Canyon and San Francisco by
the time I leave the United States.
10. It ___________________ (to rain) the whole week. I hope it stops by Saturday because I want to go to the beach.
11. Tomorrow at this time Joan ______________________ (to have) an online conference.
12. I __________________ (to see) a lot of pictures of the pyramid before I went to Egypt.
13. When I _____________ (to come) home last night my family ___________________ (to have) dinner for half an
hour.
14. _______ you ever ___________ (to be) in the British museum?
15. Every day I __________________ (to wake up) at 6 a.m.
16. What ____________ you ____________ (to do) when I rang you?
17. He said he _______________________ (to complete) his assignment by 9 p.m.
18. _________ you _________ (to help) me carry these bags?
19. It ________________________ (to snow) since morning.
20. We are busy. We _____________________ (revise for) our final exam.
 Answers
Put the necessary tense form.
1. Thomas is an author. He writes mystery novels.
2. Are you going skiing near Lake Tahoe next week?
3. By the time we got to the train station, Susan had been waiting for us for more than two hours.
4. Ben didn’t travel to Glasgow last month.
5. He told us he would visit his parents in Liverpool next weekends.
6. Sam arrived in San Diego a week ago.
7. Right now, Jim is reading the newspaper and Kate is making dinner.
8. Be quiet! John is sleeping! He has been sleeping for an hour.
9. I have not travelled much yet. However, I will have visited the Grand Canyon and San Francisco by the time I leave
the United States.
10. It has been raining the whole week. I hope it stops by Saturday because I want to go to the beach.
11. Tomorrow at this time Joan will be having an online conference.
12. I had seen a lot of pictures of the pyramid before I went to Egypt.
13. When I came home last night my family had been having dinner for half an hour.
14. Have you ever been in the British museum?
15. Every day I wake up at 6 a.m.
16. What were you doing when I rang you?
17. He said he would have completed his assignment by 9 p.m.
18. Will you help me carry these bags?
19. It has been snowing since morning.
20. We are busy. We are revising for our final exam.